Frank Sully

June 17, 1908(67 at death)|Died December 17, 1975
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA|Acting

Biography

Francis Thomas Sullivan, aka Frank Sully, was an American character actor. Beefy and square-jawed, he was usually cast as rustic types or dumb heavies. He was a regular feature in Three Stooges shorts. Sully started his career as a comedian in vaudeville and appeared on Broadway from the late 1920s. He is known for the films The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The More the Merrier (1943) and Bye Bye Birdie (1963).

Movies (144)

Bye Bye Birdie
5.9

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Gypsy
6.3

Gypsy

1962

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
5.9

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

The Last Hurrah
7.2

The Last Hurrah

1958

Man from God's Country
5.0

Man from God's Country

1958

The Female Animal
6.0

The Female Animal

1958

Rockabilly Baby
6.3

Rockabilly Baby

1957

The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

Domino Kid
5.8

Domino Kid

1957

The Buckskin Lady
4.3

The Buckskin Lady

1957

A Merry Mix-Up
5.9

A Merry Mix-Up

1957

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957

The Desperados Are in Town
8.0

The Desperados Are in Town

1956

Friendly Persuasion
6.7

Friendly Persuasion

1956

You Can't Run Away from It
5.1

You Can't Run Away from It

1956

Frontier Gambler
6.5

Frontier Gambler

1956

So You Want to Be Pretty
3.3

So You Want to Be Pretty

1956

Blunder Boys
8.2

Blunder Boys

1955

Last of the Desperados
7.5

Last of the Desperados

1955

Apache Ambush
6.3

Apache Ambush

1955

The Naked Street
6.2

The Naked Street

1955

Seminole Uprising
5.3

Seminole Uprising

1955

Jungle Moon Men
5.4

Jungle Moon Men

1955

Women's Prison
5.8

Women's Prison

1955

Fling in the Ring
6.0

Fling in the Ring

1955

Silver Lode
6.2

Silver Lode

1954

Battle of Rogue River
6.0

Battle of Rogue River

1954

Bad for Each Other
6.0

Bad for Each Other

1953

Pardon My Backfire
6.1

Pardon My Backfire

1953

Northern Patrol
7.0

Northern Patrol

1953

Spies and Guys
10.0

Spies and Guys

1953

No Room for the Groom
5.8

No Room for the Groom

1952

Pat and Mike
6.4

Pat and Mike

1952

Young Man with Ideas
5.2

Young Man with Ideas

1952

With a Song in My Heart
6.1

With a Song in My Heart

1952

Night Stage to Galveston
5.8

Night Stage to Galveston

1952

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
10.0

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

1952

A Fool and His Honey

A Fool and His Honey

1952

Man in the Saddle
6.5

Man in the Saddle

1951

Let's Make It Legal
5.7

Let's Make It Legal

1951

The Red Badge of Courage
6.4

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

Rhubarb
5.8

Rhubarb

1951

The Tall Target
6.9

The Tall Target

1951

The Big Gusher
7.0

The Big Gusher

1951

Father's Little Dividend
6.5

Father's Little Dividend

1951

Rookie Fireman
7.5

Rookie Fireman

1950

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
7.0

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

1950

The Reformer and the Redhead
7.6

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

Beauty on Parade
9.0

Beauty on Parade

1950

The Good Humor Man
6.3

The Good Humor Man

1950

Blondie's Hero
7.0

Blondie's Hero

1950

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
5.3

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950

Trapped
6.0

Trapped

1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
9.0

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
6.2

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

Gun Smugglers
7.5

Gun Smugglers

1948

Blondie's Reward
7.0

Blondie's Reward

1948

Trapped by Boston Blackie
7.1

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

Wild Harvest
7.0

Wild Harvest

1947

Boston Blackie and the Law
6.7

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
6.6

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946

Dangerous Business
9.0

Dangerous Business

1946

Renegades
5.8

Renegades

1946

The Phantom Thief
6.5

The Phantom Thief

1946

Talk About a Lady
5.0

Talk About a Lady

1946

Throw a Saddle on a Star
7.0

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves
8.0

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
5.4

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

One Way to Love
7.0

One Way to Love

1946

I Love a Bandleader
8.0

I Love a Bandleader

1945

Along Came Jones
5.8

Along Came Jones

1945

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
5.0

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
5.8

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

Secret Command
6.6

Secret Command

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor
5.8

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone
4.8

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

There's Something About a Soldier
5.4

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

Dangerous Blondes
6.3

Dangerous Blondes

1943

Thousands Cheer
6.4

Thousands Cheer

1943

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
7.0

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
6.5

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

The More the Merrier
7.0

The More the Merrier

1943

Murder in Times Square
4.7

Murder in Times Square

1943

Power of the Press
6.5

Power of the Press

1943

One Dangerous Night
5.1

One Dangerous Night

1943

Laugh Your Blues Away
10.0

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You
6.1

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

The Daring Young Man
5.0

The Daring Young Man

1942

Lucky Legs
9.0

Lucky Legs

1942

My Sister Eileen
6.9

My Sister Eileen

1942

A Man's World
7.0

A Man's World

1942

Parachute Nurse
7.0

Parachute Nurse

1942

Inside the Law
6.7

Inside the Law

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad
4.0

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942

Rings on Her Fingers
6.7

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Sleepytime Gal
9.0

Sleepytime Gal

1942

All Through the Night
6.7

All Through the Night

1942

Let's Go Collegiate
5.4

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

Private Nurse
7.0

Private Nurse

1941

She Knew All the Answers
6.6

She Knew All the Answers

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Nice Girl?
6.3

Nice Girl?

1941

Golden Hoofs
8.0

Golden Hoofs

1941

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
6.7

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940

Spring Parade
6.9

Spring Parade

1940

City for Conquest
6.9

City for Conquest

1940

Yesterday's Heroes
10.0

Yesterday's Heroes

1940

He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

Young People
5.3

Young People

1940

The Return of Frank James
6.3

The Return of Frank James

1940

Cross-Country Romance
6.7

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Lillian Russell
6.7

Lillian Russell

1940

Escape to Glory
7.5

Escape to Glory

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Women Without Names
4.7

Women Without Names

1940

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

Castle on the Hudson

1940

The Fighting 69th
5.8

The Fighting 69th

1940

The Night of Nights
8.0

The Night of Nights

1939

Another Thin Man
7.1

Another Thin Man

1939

Second Fiddle
5.1

Second Fiddle

1939

Some Like It Hot
7.6

Some Like It Hot

1939

Sorority House
7.3

Sorority House

1939

The Great Man Votes
6.4

The Great Man Votes

1939

Youth Takes a Fling
5.5

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Hold That Co-ed
6.7

Hold That Co-ed

1938

Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938

Daughter of Shanghai
5.4

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

Live, Love and Learn
5.6

Live, Love and Learn

1937

Radio Patrol
10.0

Radio Patrol

1937

Life Begins in College
8.0

Life Begins in College

1937

White Bondage
6.8

White Bondage

1937

Captains Courageous
7.4

Captains Courageous

1937

They Gave Him a Gun
6.7

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

Criminals of the Air
6.3

Criminals of the Air

1937

The Romance Of Robert Burns
7.0

The Romance Of Robert Burns

1937

Black Legion
6.6

Black Legion

1937

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Rhythm on the Range
5.5

Rhythm on the Range

1936

Fury
7.5

Fury

1936

Gentle Julia
7.0

Gentle Julia

1936

Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Caravan
6.5

Caravan

1934

Murder at the Vanities
5.5

Murder at the Vanities

1934

TV Shows (29)